The Daily Report Card: Takeover School Funding, Enrollment & The State Board

Kyle Stokes / StateImpact Indiana

State superintendent Tony Bennett, left, leads the Indiana State Board of Education meeting on February 8.

Fall funding of school takeover won’t drop with enrollment – “The State Board of Education at its meeting Wednesday guaranteed that the outside groups coming in to manage them will have that very dream scenario — up to $6 million in extra cash. The windfall comes at the expense of IPS, which told state board members that the way those schools will be funded is patently unfair. The state fired back that it is funding schools the same way it always has.” Indy Star

Lawmakers didn’t foresee EACS dilemma – “The problem arises from a 2011 law passed by the General Assembly making unused school buildings available for possible charter tenants for $1.” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Is Senior Year of High School a Waste of Time? – “The problem extends beyond students who have it all figured out and are chilling for the final months of their senior year.” StateImpact Ohio

How student debt became a focus of the presidential campaign – “Even President Obama has now signed onto the underlying thesis: that student debt isn’t just a burden for debtors but a drag on the economy.” Inside Higher Ed